Half to selman u



T. J. MISSILDINE.

(No Model.)

UHURN.

No. 500,021. Patented June 20, 1893.

UNTTED STATES PATENT @Tricn.

THOMAS JEFFERSON MISSILDINE, OF RAMER, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOSELMAN U. TURNIPSEED, OF SAME PLACE.

C H U R N SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,021,dated June 20, 1893.

Application filed March 23,1893. Serial No. 467,323. (No model.)

T al w7wm t may OOH/06 tween the uprights and being held in place by Beit known that I, THOMAS JEFFERSON plates or flanges don its oppositesides that MISSILDINE, a citizen of the United States, overlap the outersides of said bars. One or residing at Ramer, in the county of Montbothof the flanges (1 may be detachable. 55 gomery and State of Alabama,have invented I Carried by the two arms E, E that project certain newand useful Improvements in horizontally from opposite ends of the blockChurn-Motors; and I do declare the following D, is a cord or rope F thatis passed around to be a full, clear, and exact description of the theflasher-shaft several times, which in a well invention, such as willenable others skilled known way, by the reciprocation of the block, 60

IO in the art to which it appertains to make and will impart-a rotarymotion to the dasher. The use the same, reference being had to the acarmE is fixed, but the arm E is-made rotary companying drawings, and to theletters of to enable the tension of the cord orrope to be referencemarked thereon, which form a part adjusted by being wound or unwoundthereof this specification. upon, as occasion may require. Said arm E 65I5 This invention relates to churns having extends entirely through theblock D, from rotary dashers and my object is to provide one side to theother, and, to enable it to be an easily operated, simple and strongchurn held from turning, it is made square or polygof the classindicated, and capable of produconal at its outer end, as shown at e, toengage ing butter very quickly. a correspondingly shaped opening in theside 70 To these ends said invention consists in the of the adjoiningplate or flange d. When it is churn having the construction andcombinadesired to turn the rod E, it is moved longition of partshereinafter specified,'and shown tudinally sufiiciently to free thesquared part in the accompanying drawings, in whichc from the opening,when it will be free to be I Figure 1, is a perspective view of theinrotated. The block D is reciprocated by 7 2 5 vention'. Fig. 2 is avertical section. Fig. 3, means of a lever G pivoted at its lower end isa detail view of the cord-tightening device. to a horizontal beam 9 thatextends between Reference now being had to the details of the posts 0, Oand being passed through a slot the drawings by letter A designates thespinor opening 71. in the center of the block. By dle or shaft of thedasher, Whose upper porproperly proportioning the lever in respect 8otion is round, while its lower end is square to pivot, power, &c thelabor necessary to be in cross-section. Projecting from each sideexpended in working the churn can be mateof the squared lower end is aseries of radial rially reduced. fiat arms a, a, those on diametricallyoppo- 'The churn I (shown in dotted lines), is supsite sides being inline with each other, and ported on a table or platform J, mounted on 85 opposite the spaces between those of the other two horizontal beamsthat extend from the two sides. This latter alternate arrangement, lowerends of the uprights O, O. providesa very efficient dasher. At its upperTo brace the framing thus far described, I end the shaft A is journaledin outwardly employ diagonal bars K, K, although, if deopening slots,provided in two parallel horisired,these may be omitted asobviouslywith- 90 4o zontalarms b, 19, arranged one'above the other, outthem the structure is very strong and and fastened to and projectingfrom thelongicapable of long use without impairment. tudinal center oftwo parallel horizontal bars. To reduce friction between the blockD andB, B, that are supported at their two ends its guides, I propose toemploy anti-friction upon vertical posts or uprights O, O. In adrollers,suitably disposed, and rollers are also 5 dition to .the two bars B, B,there are two to be placed in the slot for the lever to bear other likebars B,B, parallel with each other, against. It will be noted that thelever passes and said bars B, B, are also supported by the up betweenthe bars B, B, and B, B, so that uprights O, C. by engaging said bars itcan be made to re- In the horizontal space or slot 1), between lieve theflanges cl of some of the work of I00 the bars B, B, and B, B, I place aslide-block guiding and holding the block D. It will also 7 or shuttleD, adapted to be reciprocated bebe seen that the rope or cord operatesto hold the dasher-shaft in its place in the slots in the arms I), b. IHaving thus described my invention, what Iclaim to be new, and desire tosecure by Let- 5 ters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the rotary flasher, a reciprocable block, twoarms projecting therefrom, one'of which is adapted to be rotated andmoved longitudinally to adj net the [O tension of the cord, and the'cordconnecting said armsaud said dasher, said movable arm having a polygonalpart to co-operate with a like shaped opening in .the block,substantially as described. I 5 2. In combination with a rotary dasher,the

TllOS. JEFFERSON MISSILDINE.

Witnesses:

, B. H. BOYD,

R. H. BozMAN.

